Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon

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Alphabet of tales : an English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum of Etienne de Besançon, from Additional MS. 25,719 of the British Museum / by Etienne de Besançon
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Etienne de, Besançon, d. 1294
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Banks, Mary Macleod
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., Ltd.
1904, 1905
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DCCXXXI.
Stephani Prothomartiris. Stephanus infirmos sanat.

Saynt Austyn̛ tellis how on̛ a tyme at Cesaria Capadocie þer was a wurthi womman̛ þat had x sonnys. So on a day sho was gretelie vexid̛ ayayns þaim, and gaff þaim aƚƚ hur malyson̛. And onone þe vengeange of God̛ folowid̛ after, for sodanlie þai aƚƚ were streken̛ with a palcie, & þai waxed̛ so pure at þai wavurd̛ aboute here & þer. And evur whar þai went, ilk man̛ beheld̛ þaim and wondred on̛ þaim. And of þies x, ij come vnto Yponeus [Latin MS. Yponam venientes.] , and þer befor̛ ane altar of Saynt Stephan þai war curid̛.

  • ...Stephani corpus coniunctum est corpori Sancti Laurencij. Supra de Laurencio, j.

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